Trial or fitting garment.



J. SGRIBANTE.

TRIAL 0R FITTING GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 8. 1913.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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TRIAL 0R FITTING GARMENT.

APPLICATION PILED DEO.B. 191a.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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JOSEPH SGRIIBANTE, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA."

TRIAL 0R FITTING GARMENT.

Specification of Letters ZEatent. 'PatentedDec, 15, 1914 Applicationfiled December 8, 1913. Serial No. 805,321.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH SORIBANTE,

residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of legheny and StateofPennsylvania, a citizen of the United States, have invented ordiscovered certain new and useful Improvements in Trial or FittingGarments, of which improvements the following is a specification.

. In the manufacture of coats, it is a matter of great difficulty toobtain a-good fit if the customer is'either stoop-shouldered or leansbackward from erect position. At present it is the practice to fit thegarment on the man, and this involves the ripping off of the collar andsleeves and opening the shoulder seam, thus greatly increasing the laborand expense.

The invention described herein relates to an adjustable trial coat,which can be put on the customer at the time he is being measured, todetermine accurately the amount the front of the coat must be short enedand the back lengthened or vice versa,

so as to-obtain the desired fit, and also to obtain data as to thenecessary changes where there is an abnormal developmentof some part ofthe body as the stomach or hi s.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a front elevation and Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of agarment embodying my improvements; Fig. 3 shows one-half of the garmentvwith the shoulder seam open and the front and rear halves connected atthe pivotal point; Figs. 4: and 5 are plan views illustrating the mannerof using the'standard pattern (front an'dback) in connection with thetrial garment. I

In the practice of my invention I employ a coat which is complete exceptsleeves, as

The sockets are by preference secured to the skirt portions, on whichthere is only one row of the sockets and that adjacent to the portions2, 2 and 3 are secured to the fasteners arranged on the upper portion onthe 'median or standard line a extending from the pivots, l, the coatwill fit a man holding himself in a naturally erect position. But if thecustomer stoops forward, the standard coat will be too short in .theback. and too long in the front. In such case the skirt portions areseparated from the upper por-. tion and except at the pivots and theback portion of the skirt is secured on the fasteners on one or theother of the lines I) below the standard line a dependent upon thedegree of stoo of the customer. The proper length of the ack having beendetermined,

' the front portions 2, 2 of the skirt are attached to the fastenersalong a line 0 above the standard line corresponding to the position ofthe line b at the back below the standard line. As for example if theback of the coat must be lengthened half an inch,

then the front must be shortened the same amount measured along verticallines 5, and along a vertical line half the distance between said pinsmeasured across the back. Ifthe customer leans back abnormally, thefront portions 2, 2 are attached to fasteners below the standard line athe back portion 3 to fasteners an equal distance above the standardline. I

As is well known, cutters are provided with standard sizes of patternswhich serve for approximately outlining the cutting pattern for eachcoat. On these standard patterns are drawn lines radiating from thepoints 00 g in Figs. 4 and 5, and spaced to correspond with the lines offasteners on the trial coat. The standard patterns both front and backare laid on the paper from which the exact patterns are to be cut withthe standard lines 0 coincidin with reference to lines d on the paper.The portions of the standard patterns above the lines at are outlined onthe paper; Then the standard patterns are turned around the points of,con-.

trial coat register the reference line 0.

I After the standard patternsare thus ad justed, the portions of'thestandard patterns below the reference line 0 are outlined on the paper.r

As some customers have abnormally large hips or stomachs, the lowershift portions 2', 2 am provided with adjustable sections? and 8pivotally connected at their upper ends to the mainportions of the frontskirts and provided with thesocket membersof the fasteners, while otheror stud members of the'fasteners are arranged on lines radiating from athe pivotal points. 'Radlatlng lines are also; drawn on'the standardpatterns corresponding to' the lines along which'the-fasj teners aresecured on the trial coat;

I claim-herein as my invention: 1. A trial or fitting garment providedwith: arm holes andhavingin combination,

an upper portion and front and back skirt portions pivotally connectedto the upper portion at" points adjacent to the lower ends of the armholes.

2. A trial or fitting garment consisting of portions pivotally connectedwhereby said portions may be adjusted to different relative positionsand means for detachably connecting said portions in suchrelations,there- 40 by permitting the garment 'to be accurately fittedto' the customer. i

3. A trial orfitting garment provided with arm holes and having incombination, an

upper portion, independent front and back kirt portions pivotallyconnected to the upper portion at points adjacent to the arm holes, theupper and skirt portions "having the respective parts ofseparable'fastening devices attached thereto, one of the portions ofthe" garment having a single row of one of the'fastenin-g devices, andthe other portion of the garment having the complementary parts of thefastening devices ar ranged on lines radiating from thepivot points. iIn testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH SCRIBANTE. Witnesses Anion A. TRlLL, FQB. Jo'YoE.

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